LEGO fan convention in northern California?
Some of us in BayLUG have been talking about having a LEGO convention here in northern California. This would be similar to some of the existing ones that have been taking place around the country for years:
Brickfest (Washington DC and Portland OR)
Brickswest (San Diego CA)
Brickcon (Seattle WA)
Brickworld (Chicago IL)
Brickfair (Washington DC)
There’s a thread on LUGNET about it started by Russell Clark, the BayLUG president.
If you haven’t heard of these before, here’s the basic idea. We take over a hotel or convention center for a weekend (hopefully a 3-day weekend), and 100+ LEGO fans descend upon it from all over the country (and maybe a few from overseas). The LEGO company usually sends some high level executives and other representatives. The local LEGO store usually has some special discounts and an after-hours sale just for con-goers.
We’re currently looking at hotels in and around Santa Clara and San Mateo, since that’s where our two local LEGO stores are. If you have any ideas for venues or would like to offer support, please let Russell or me know.
Related posts:
- BrickFair 2008, Day 1
- Home from BrickFair, thinking about BrickCon
- My BrickCon Haul
- BayLUG Pleasanton display featured in BOTB
- Russell Clark’s Pics
Tags: afol, brickcon, brickfair, brickfest, brickworld, convention, lego
October 9th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
What about Sacramento, since there is a new store there? Might be more economically feasable.
October 9th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
I think with gas prices as they are, and most of the organizers living in the Bay Area, Sacramento would not be practical for us to organize. Is that where you live? :-) We will be doing the NMRA national train show in 2011 in Sacramento, however. Have you been to the new LEGO store there yet?